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what does romney have to do to win the state. >> he has to win over a lot of afluent voters necessary suburbian areas that haven't voted republican in the last couple of presidential election. areas with which republicans used to win but trended democratic over the last 20 years. on the cultural issues and he has to win them over economic and stewardship and foreign policy get the white nonblue collar. obama campaign baraged ohio with ads. biggest anti-romney ads he's outsourced job to china and he fired me and my wife got cancer and all of that sort of thing. they have seen it in ohio and white noncollege voters in ohio are considerably not likely to support romney than in other states. there are different ohios and he has to gain in different places on different issues and appeals. >> michael you looked deeper in ohio and picked out one county that may be the key to the state of ohio. why and which county. franklin county includes the state capt capt of -- capital of columbus. franklin was a republican stronghold and a solidly republican. and columbus is the fastest growing metroare
what does romney have to do to win the state. >> he has to win over a lot of afluent voters necessary suburbian areas that haven't voted republican in the last couple of presidential election. areas with which republicans used to win but trended democratic over the last 20 years. on the cultural issues and he has to win them over economic and stewardship and foreign policy get the white nonblue collar. obama campaign baraged ohio with ads. biggest anti-romney ads he's outsourced job to...
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i don't think the romney campaign thinks this moves voters. i think they would love for this to gain steam. that is their calculation is this is not something that voters care about. it could teak the president down a serious notch. it is curious because if he wanted this to be talked about consistently between now and the election you have a big platform as a presidential candidate to make that happen. >> i think the romney campaign sent out an e-mail taking issue with a number of things the president saided in the local tv interviews and nothing at all. >> heads i win tails you lose scenario. if he brings it up people ask is romney politicizing the issue now. if he doesn't bring it up people say romney is not bringing it up so it is not an issue. >> this will go so far off the radar screen. thisamericans dead but this regrettably if there is a big storm that hits the united states this will not be a discussion among the media. >> if there is a big storm the president gets a chance to go and inspect things and promise help and have the federa
i don't think the romney campaign thinks this moves voters. i think they would love for this to gain steam. that is their calculation is this is not something that voters care about. it could teak the president down a serious notch. it is curious because if he wanted this to be talked about consistently between now and the election you have a big platform as a presidential candidate to make that happen. >> i think the romney campaign sent out an e-mail taking issue with a number of things...
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, white voters voting for romney. about 8 out of 10 minorities voting for president obama. >> an associated press poll came out this weekend, majority of americans still admit, this is a computer online poll, people, i guess, are honest on the telephone poll, still admit racial basis. very tight race, if that affects 5% of the vote, that could affect the outcome as well. i don't think most people like to think that way. but i don't think that you can ignore it. it would be naive to ignore as a factor. >> if virginia and florida go back to the republicans, it's the confederacy, entirely. you got the civil war. >> you're rolling your eyes, george. >> am i wrong? >> you are and i'll say why. democrats have been losing the white vote constantly since 1964. so, that's not new. >> john kerry lost the white vote. >> that's right. 2008, from obama, gets that many white votes. this time, the polls indicating that he may be getting this many. we're trying to explain this difference. now, two possible explanations lot of white p
, white voters voting for romney. about 8 out of 10 minorities voting for president obama. >> an associated press poll came out this weekend, majority of americans still admit, this is a computer online poll, people, i guess, are honest on the telephone poll, still admit racial basis. very tight race, if that affects 5% of the vote, that could affect the outcome as well. i don't think most people like to think that way. but i don't think that you can ignore it. it would be naive to ignore...
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making their final pitches to swing state voters. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years. >> attacking me does not create an agenda for him. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. >> paul: and joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, political diary editor jason riley, james freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. >> any evidence that hurricane sandy is going to affect this race? >> i think, yes, i think it might, in the sense that -- i think one of the big elements in the race is the level of enthusiasm on both sides. my strong sense, paul, this is an enthusiasm deficit on the democratic side. >> paul: all the polls show that. >> all the polls show that and i think it's a going to be a determining factor, now, new jersey, new jersey, maryland, it isn't going to decide whether-- obama will win those states. his popular vote may be down, i think
making their final pitches to swing state voters. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years. >> attacking me does not create an agenda for him. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. >> paul: and joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, political...
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what did mitt romney do to voters they need revenge? i think obama is asking for revenge himself because mitt romney challenged him and god forbid someone challenge it. the thing about the dramatic shift from 2008, this positive message of hope and this dark angry message of revenge i say you don't need to look at the polls but the two messages. one is very, very angry, which tells me he is very worried. and the other is confident. this is the best romney has looked. he seemed reagan-esque. >> a great opening when president obama said that on friday to come back right away and they needed something after the hurricane last week, to get attention. bob: it was a gift. no question. a word that obama wish he had back and romney followed up with a good line, but, i would be careful to read too much into the last couple of days. go ahead. >> what you learn about president obama is that it is more personal than patriotic or than political, maybe if the republicans had attacked the libya embassy we might have gotten a straighter answer about be
what did mitt romney do to voters they need revenge? i think obama is asking for revenge himself because mitt romney challenged him and god forbid someone challenge it. the thing about the dramatic shift from 2008, this positive message of hope and this dark angry message of revenge i say you don't need to look at the polls but the two messages. one is very, very angry, which tells me he is very worried. and the other is confident. this is the best romney has looked. he seemed reagan-esque....
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that's not what being president is about. >> when romney isn't buying scared voters, he's making up a fantasy about working across the aisle? in america and we're making american cars with american workers. and now suddenly you got a guy going out there saying, you know, something that is not true? you don't scare hard working americans, just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is about. >> when romney isn't buying scared voters, he's making up a fantasy about working across the aisle? >> you know that if the president is re-elected, he will still be unable to work with the people in congress. i mean, he's ignored them. he's attacked them. he's blamed them. the debt ceiling will come up again. and shut down in default will be threatened. >> so what is happening here is that mitt romney is telling the american people we need to cave in to the gop hostage takers. romney says the president should have given in to mitch mcconnell and john boehner. anything they wanted, boys. of course, they wanted to defeat president obama from the start, but despite their obstruction,
that's not what being president is about. >> when romney isn't buying scared voters, he's making up a fantasy about working across the aisle? in america and we're making american cars with american workers. and now suddenly you got a guy going out there saying, you know, something that is not true? you don't scare hard working americans, just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is about. >> when romney isn't buying scared voters, he's making up a fantasy about...
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the paper's editorial board writes, quote, voters should give mitt romney a chance to correct the nation's fiscal course and to implode the partisan gridlock that shackled washington and the rest of the america with want understanding he would face the aim assessment in four years if he does not succeed. pundits debate the value of these endorsement, so why does in matter? iowa's six electoral votes could decide who sits in the oval office january 20th. right now the president has a slim two-point lead if you average the recent state polls and the register's endorsement could give romney the boost he needs. it validates romney there, not to mention this is the time the register endorsed a republican in 40 years, the last one was richard nixon in 1972. we know how it turned out. mitt romney is heading to dann port this evening. the president is sending the first lady there today and joe biden on thursday. i want to put up a quote from my friend rory cooper who said "the des moines register" enl dorised carter, mondale, gore and couldn't endorse another four years of obama. wow. you see folk
the paper's editorial board writes, quote, voters should give mitt romney a chance to correct the nation's fiscal course and to implode the partisan gridlock that shackled washington and the rest of the america with want understanding he would face the aim assessment in four years if he does not succeed. pundits debate the value of these endorsement, so why does in matter? iowa's six electoral votes could decide who sits in the oval office january 20th. right now the president has a slim...
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he told a group of voters romney wouldn't reverse roe v. wade. >> women should not fall for it. he was interviewed where mike huckabee. he called it judicial activism. women are not falling for it. in the state of ohio, 55% to 40%, women are in support of the president. we can't go backwards and we can't allow women to be treated like second-class citizens. you have a running mate of the governor that identified rape as a method of conception. they are absolutely insane. they have lost their minds and it is up to the voters in this state and this nation to find their minds, but find it somewhere else. it's despicable. the whole campaign is laced with lies. >> the stories out of wisconsin, and you're hearing similar things in ohio about poll-watching activity. how much of an impact is this going to be? >> we have lawyers ready to combat this. this is about the remaining 3 or 4% that are undecided and anything the romney campaign to do to distract and divide. i suspect over the course of the next six days, mitt romney is going to announce he's an unaffiliated voter from ohio just
he told a group of voters romney wouldn't reverse roe v. wade. >> women should not fall for it. he was interviewed where mike huckabee. he called it judicial activism. women are not falling for it. in the state of ohio, 55% to 40%, women are in support of the president. we can't go backwards and we can't allow women to be treated like second-class citizens. you have a running mate of the governor that identified rape as a method of conception. they are absolutely insane. they have lost...
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romney is using a new strategy to win over voters ahead of tuesday's election. the latest poll by abc news and the washington post suggests obama and romney both have support rates of 48%. romney is focusing on wisconsin, one of the swing states where obama is said to have a lead. >> the contacts made in wisconsin over the last months have just blown everybody away, and i want to thank you for the work you're doing. that's going to help us get this victory. >> romney is likely to still have a chance of winning if he takes wisconsin, even if he loses another key state, ohio. the republican challenger is also running more tv ads in pennsylvania, michigan, and minnesota. obama is expected to win more votes from the electoral college made up of electors allocated to each state. >> if you are willing to work with me and knock on doors with me and make some phone calls with me and turn out with me and grab your friends and neighbors and co-workers and get them to the polls for me, we'll win wisconsin, we'll win this election. >> obama is gaining momentum after winning
romney is using a new strategy to win over voters ahead of tuesday's election. the latest poll by abc news and the washington post suggests obama and romney both have support rates of 48%. romney is focusing on wisconsin, one of the swing states where obama is said to have a lead. >> the contacts made in wisconsin over the last months have just blown everybody away, and i want to thank you for the work you're doing. that's going to help us get this victory. >> romney is likely to...
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romney seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we look at these different things that have gone on in the campaign, it's very, very difficult to see mitt romney as an authentic campaigner or authentic politician. that's where you get the revenge piece. that's where the oped seems to be right on point. again, we look at a number of different issues. look at the adz playing in ohio right now. you look at that chrysler ad, you look at this desperate republican ad trying to convince black folk that the republican party are on their side. they speak down to voters and let voters understand the ways in which politics gets really, really messy at this stage of the game. >> it's not just the campaign, it's the character of the man. that's what's being exposed to ari's point. >> yes. >> by these ads. is that not true?
romney seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we look at these different things that have gone on in the campaign, it's very, very difficult to see mitt romney as an authentic campaigner or authentic politician....
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romney for misleading voters with egregious and desperate claims that chrysler is moving jeep production to china. >> it's not true. everybody knows it's not true. the car companies themselves have told governor romney to knock it off. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is all about. >> no, it isn't what being president is all about, but it is what the romney campaign is all about, as he demonstrated today in wisconsin trading rolled up sleeves for his salesman's suit and warning voters that a vote for the president could mean another recession, among other horrors. >> the same path we're on means $20 trillion in debt in four years. it means crippling unemployment continues. it means stagnant take-home pay, depressed home values, and a devastated military, and unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> yes, i guess someone told mr. romney it's the day of the dead. all he's missing there are a few skeletons as stage props. hang on, what about those jobs numbers showing persistent economic growth
romney for misleading voters with egregious and desperate claims that chrysler is moving jeep production to china. >> it's not true. everybody knows it's not true. the car companies themselves have told governor romney to knock it off. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is all about. >> no, it isn't what being president is all about, but it is what the romney campaign is all about, as he demonstrated today in wisconsin...
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voters to the wrong polling places and so their votes won't be counted. for the second time in three elections ohio could be stolen right in front of our eyes or the theft might happen in florida again just like in two thousand republican election officials are again purging tens of thousands of voters in the rolls as the miami herald reported on these purge lists hispanic democratic and independent minded voters are the most likely to be targeted whites and republicans are disproportionately the least likely to face the threat of removal on top of that already discrepancies are being reported with early vote tallies and florida's electronic voting machines in one florida voting precinct more than a thousand early votes were of the wast or miscounted considering that george w. bush officially won the state by five hundred thirty eight votes these discrepancies could mean the difference in the election a close national election like everyone is expecting this year translates to an even closer election in the states are all it will take is a few thousand vo
voters to the wrong polling places and so their votes won't be counted. for the second time in three elections ohio could be stolen right in front of our eyes or the theft might happen in florida again just like in two thousand republican election officials are again purging tens of thousands of voters in the rolls as the miami herald reported on these purge lists hispanic democratic and independent minded voters are the most likely to be targeted whites and republicans are disproportionately...
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[ cheers and applause ] >> governor mitt romney trying to seal the deal with voters and the important state of colorado asking them if they want more of the same or if they want real change. glad you're with us. i'm rick folbaum. >> heather: i'm arthel neville. welcome it a brand-new now inside america's election headquarters. we are awaiting the start of president obama's star studded event in the key swing state of iowa. kate walsh and singer john mellencamp both making an appearance. >> let's go back to colorado springs and chief political correspondent carl cameron traveling with the romney camp. this is now a sprint to the finish line, isn't it? what can learn about the final campaign steps? >> well, he's going to a number of battle ground states where the polls are incredibly tight. we are now 73 hours and 45 minutes from the polls closing on the east coast. and mitt romney is racing around the battle ground states. we've been o iowa -- to iowa today. this event in colorado, then we'll fly to des moines and continue the sprint across country with visits in ohio and virginia, new
[ cheers and applause ] >> governor mitt romney trying to seal the deal with voters and the important state of colorado asking them if they want more of the same or if they want real change. glad you're with us. i'm rick folbaum. >> heather: i'm arthel neville. welcome it a brand-new now inside america's election headquarters. we are awaiting the start of president obama's star studded event in the key swing state of iowa. kate walsh and singer john mellencamp both making an...
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and then we show polls that show independents breaking strongly for romney, and romney voters being a lot more -- a lot more enthusiastic about the candidate. >> and one other note in the state of ohio, only 4% undecided. only 4% undecided voters and 3% in virginia and florida. i don't know how much movement there's going to be late. if there's only 4% of the people who have said i don't know yet. if the president has a four-point lead, a five-point lead, whatever the latest poll is telling you, romney doesn't have a lot of room to move within those numbers. >>> coming up, we'll talk to senior adviser to the obama campaign, david axelrod. nbc's tom brokaw. nbc news political director, chuck todd. and "the daily show" co-creator lizle did lizz winstead. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it worth watching. ♪ the new 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. >>> 26 past the hour. joe, you need to sit down. >> okay. >> all right? time now to take a look at the "morning papers." "the w
and then we show polls that show independents breaking strongly for romney, and romney voters being a lot more -- a lot more enthusiastic about the candidate. >> and one other note in the state of ohio, only 4% undecided. only 4% undecided voters and 3% in virginia and florida. i don't know how much movement there's going to be late. if there's only 4% of the people who have said i don't know yet. if the president has a four-point lead, a five-point lead, whatever the latest poll is...
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when he said voter id. >> it will get romney elected. it's something that helps one party more than another party. generally, they don't tell it like that. it's what people say. >> one thing that has been fascinating this year, from a broad perspective, a reminder there's a historical debate between the right and the left about democracy. this is the roots of the right wing, of course, they are going back to burke and his counter revolutionary look as revolutions being ghastly and mob rule. we were talking about the electoral college. they have more support on the right than the left. the national popular vote is past blue states. there's an ideological difference about democracy as the best means of ruling of people. ilyse, you have been traveling around the country. i want to hear what you have to say. and one wedding, 2 kids, 43 bottles of olay total effects many birthdays later, still looks amazing. thanks to the trusted performance of olay. >>> you have been traveling around in a lot of different races. you want to say something? >>
when he said voter id. >> it will get romney elected. it's something that helps one party more than another party. generally, they don't tell it like that. it's what people say. >> one thing that has been fascinating this year, from a broad perspective, a reminder there's a historical debate between the right and the left about democracy. this is the roots of the right wing, of course, they are going back to burke and his counter revolutionary look as revolutions being ghastly and...
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that romney himself should be able to win. >> can i -- voters vote for people, not parties. so romney, romney's on the ticket, not the republican party. >> i don't know. >> i want to defend gray-faced guys with $2 haircuts. >> where do you get a $2 haircut? >> the crucial gap is a marriage gap. republicans and mitt romney are doing better by almost 20 points among married people, including married women. democrats and barack obama are doing better than 20 points among single women. so that's the crucial gap here. and so that is a question of, that's how you tailor who you're trying to get. and the republicans are doing extremely well among people who want bipartisanship. among people who want some stability. they're doing well among that group. but the where republicans are falling short is among the single group where obama is doing well, remember the ad where he said government is going to help you here, help you here, republicans have not offered a counter help you. >> i want to go to chuck's point about the republican right. one thing we've seen in this election. the rig
that romney himself should be able to win. >> can i -- voters vote for people, not parties. so romney, romney's on the ticket, not the republican party. >> i don't know. >> i want to defend gray-faced guys with $2 haircuts. >> where do you get a $2 haircut? >> the crucial gap is a marriage gap. republicans and mitt romney are doing better by almost 20 points among married people, including married women. democrats and barack obama are doing better than 20 points...
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. >> this election will have huge consequence. >> reporter: romney set his sights on havev. the president won the state in 2008 but now the republican candidate hopes to turn it red again. >> the obama folks are chanting four more years, but our chant is this, five more days. five more days. >> reporter: the latest poll in virginia shows it's to close to call. obama leads 49-47%. with in the margin of error. >> hello wisconsin. >> reporter: the president started his three state swing in paul ryan's home state where he asked for more time to finish the job. >> as long as there is a single american who wants a job but can't find one our work isn't done. >> reporter: rounding out his day campaign stops in nevada and colorado. it combined 15elect, roal votes. the running mates also out in full force. four campaign events between the two. in iowa, the vice president accused the romney campaign of flip-flopping. > >> they are shameless. >> reporter: in colorado paul ryan argued the obama policies aren't working >> reporter: over the next several days you can expect to see more eve
. >> this election will have huge consequence. >> reporter: romney set his sights on havev. the president won the state in 2008 but now the republican candidate hopes to turn it red again. >> the obama folks are chanting four more years, but our chant is this, five more days. five more days. >> reporter: the latest poll in virginia shows it's to close to call. obama leads 49-47%. with in the margin of error. >> hello wisconsin. >> reporter: the president...
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do appreciate your time folks. >> yes, sir. >> mitt romney telling voters walk with me, president obama says don't boo, vote. what's behind the final message. a brain trust. we'll talk about that and a little bit more on the other side of this break. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and wo
do appreciate your time folks. >> yes, sir. >> mitt romney telling voters walk with me, president obama says don't boo, vote. what's behind the final message. a brain trust. we'll talk about that and a little bit more on the other side of this break. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone...
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it makes some voters take pause to say these are people in romney's camp who say this is a bad thing. how can you see this as anything other than a good thing to have these two leaders together. >> right. people actually criticized the republicans, including rush limbaugh, who pounced on that. hurricane sandy, where people actually might say somehow this was the moment where either mitt romney or barack obama lost the contest, the blame to put on this, we saw this before. of course, it was in 2008 with lehman brothers collapse. you say a lot of republicans blame that for john mccain and sarah palin's loss more than the overall dynamics of what that presidential contest was about. in 2004 that osama bin laden tape that surfaced right before the election, there were john kerry partisans that blamed that for actually hurting john kerry at the end of the day. >> thank you very much. i hope to see you tomorrow. thank you, mark. >>> right now officials in states hard-hit by hurricane sandy are making final plans for the election in communities where people are displaced and still have no po
it makes some voters take pause to say these are people in romney's camp who say this is a bad thing. how can you see this as anything other than a good thing to have these two leaders together. >> right. people actually criticized the republicans, including rush limbaugh, who pounced on that. hurricane sandy, where people actually might say somehow this was the moment where either mitt romney or barack obama lost the contest, the blame to put on this, we saw this before. of course, it...
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how is mitt romney trying to appeal to the voters? and what does internal polling show of how many of those voters mayor ronnie could get on election day? guest: we made a concerted effort to speak to independent voters in new hampshire. mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters. we have been working diligently to win them over with a strong fiscal message. we a record of balancing budgets and creating jobs and keeping spending under control. host: we just heard from kathy sullivan who noted military issues are a big one in new hampshire. she made the comment that mitt romney wants to ad
how is mitt romney trying to appeal to the voters? and what does internal polling show of how many of those voters mayor ronnie could get on election day? guest: we made a concerted effort to speak to independent voters in new hampshire. mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our...
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with their closing arguments to voters on the economy. we are back with the panel. we have the final jobs report from friday. unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent, .1 percent up. the economy created a better-than-expected 171,000 jobs. the housing industry is picking up, consumer confidence is at 4 1/2 year high as we go into election day. how is the economy, the prime issue, if this race? >> still in my judgment against the president. in question. this jobs report confirmed we have a continuing anemic recovery, a drag on him. it doesn't mean he won't win but i don't think this jobs report gives him any real comfort or gives people much comfort that his ideas which have been tried, are working. >>chris: jeff, use travel around the country, has the president dealt with the economic issue in way to diffuse it and, second, how do the facts of the economy make it less of a negative for economy than early in the race? >> it is less of a negative than early. we talked about the national number. the state by state numbers are different, th
with their closing arguments to voters on the economy. we are back with the panel. we have the final jobs report from friday. unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent, .1 percent up. the economy created a better-than-expected 171,000 jobs. the housing industry is picking up, consumer confidence is at 4 1/2 year high as we go into election day. how is the economy, the prime issue, if this race? >> still in my judgment against the president. in question. this jobs report confirmed we have...
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president obama at 49% among likely voters. yet mitt romney at 47% among likely voters. one thing that is helping president obama is that early vote, the overwhelming number of people who've already voted early say that they are backing president obama. mitt romney has a little bit of a better score over obama on the economy. in florida, but in ohio it's president obama with the slight edge on who would better handle the economy. >> okay, so what is the interpretation of these numbers, though. does it mean it's all about getting out there to vote? i mean, it looks like president obama has the lead with the early voting. >> he does. and actually, just look at the totality of the poll right now. these two states, ohio and florida, are perhaps the biggest electoral prizes come election night. if president obama is able to win ohio, he secures his midwest firewall, as long as he's able to win wisconsin and iowa. meanwhile, on florida, that is a must-win state for mitt romney with its 29 electoral votes. if somehow he loses that state, you can actually see president obama get
president obama at 49% among likely voters. yet mitt romney at 47% among likely voters. one thing that is helping president obama is that early vote, the overwhelming number of people who've already voted early say that they are backing president obama. mitt romney has a little bit of a better score over obama on the economy. in florida, but in ohio it's president obama with the slight edge on who would better handle the economy. >> okay, so what is the interpretation of these numbers,...
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if anything it's probably going to end up being mitt romney. >> 57% of voters in the republican iowa caucuses identified themselves as evangelicals. they supported rick santorum over mitt romney. many uneasy over romney's moderate past on issues like abortion and his mormon faith. >> i think it concerns anybody who considers themselves an evangelical christian. >> reporter: but that was then. >> you previously said that the romney campaign snubbed social conservatives. >> i think he has proved himself that he has tried to make that outreach to social conservatives as well as economic conservatives. he has done a good job here in iowa. >> reporter: while iowan's evangelical voters seem to be moving into mitt romney's camp, here in traditionally democratic dubuque, the president may face more of a challenge. the catholic voters we spoke with here are split over issues like abortion, funding for contraception, and the government's role in providing for the poor. >> the life issues which many catholics, most catholics, hold dear and essential to their faith, but then there's this belief
if anything it's probably going to end up being mitt romney. >> 57% of voters in the republican iowa caucuses identified themselves as evangelicals. they supported rick santorum over mitt romney. many uneasy over romney's moderate past on issues like abortion and his mormon faith. >> i think it concerns anybody who considers themselves an evangelical christian. >> reporter: but that was then. >> you previously said that the romney campaign snubbed social conservatives....
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president obama and his rival mitt romney have a matter of days to swing voters their way. the mayor of new york knows who he will support. michael bloomberg says superstorm sandy has helped him make up his mind. rally inent obama's colorado in 2008, a young adoring crowd. >> are you fired up? [cheers] >> the placards or different, but the change is still on the agenda. it is just that change takes time, he says. >> you know where i stand and you know i'm willing to make tough decisions even when they are not politically convenient. [cheers and applause] >> the looked like he was enjoying himself, which was not always the case in this campaign. people wondered after he still had a fight in him, after his first debate. he also had good reason to smile. the unexpected backing of new york mayor michael bloomberg, out from managing the city's response to hurricane sandy to endorse president obama. he was not un critical of the president, but he link to the hurricane to climate change and said that the storm has brought tuesday's election into focus. he says president obama has
president obama and his rival mitt romney have a matter of days to swing voters their way. the mayor of new york knows who he will support. michael bloomberg says superstorm sandy has helped him make up his mind. rally inent obama's colorado in 2008, a young adoring crowd. >> are you fired up? [cheers] >> the placards or different, but the change is still on the agenda. it is just that change takes time, he says. >> you know where i stand and you know i'm willing to make tough...
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if this is it, essentially the end of the election, h romney campaign is giving voters everywhere a clear view of what exactly they have been willing to do this whole campaign in order to try to win this election. truth be damned. >> as hurricane sandy bears through this is the governors. >> the late estimates show roughly a quarter million customers without power, river to river, 34th street on south and, in fact, there's a few parts of very lower manhattan that still have power. con-ed expects many outages to last at least throughout the morning and possibly longer. they have to pump out some stations and fix their equipment. the one thing that we had not counted on, new york university's hospital backup power, in spite of them being ensuring us it's been tested, stopped working and we're working with them to help move people out. we are seeing a large number of fires caused by downed wires on electrical problems relating to outages. if you see a wire on the ground, please, don't touch it. just stay away. two serious problems that however, that new yorkers can help us leave update and i
if this is it, essentially the end of the election, h romney campaign is giving voters everywhere a clear view of what exactly they have been willing to do this whole campaign in order to try to win this election. truth be damned. >> as hurricane sandy bears through this is the governors. >> the late estimates show roughly a quarter million customers without power, river to river, 34th street on south and, in fact, there's a few parts of very lower manhattan that still have power....
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romney did well and going into that, voters believed mitt romney was the 47% mitt romney. host: this morning, the new york times said, still waiting for the narrator in chief. if obama manages to lose an election that seems well within his grasp a few months ago, it will pain democrats for years to come. the answers can be traced back to those first overwhelming months after the 2008 election. remember that john mccain's most effective line of attack against obama during the campaign was that he was more of a motivational speaker than a leader. the president's advisers were wary of too much speechifying. todd akin in missouri and richard mourdock? what does the polling say? guest: they are both going to lose. host: a caller on the democratic line. caller: obama will not be beholden to the superpacs. money will be a pressure on romney during his first term. guest: president obama will not have to worry about reelection so he will not have to worry about raising money from anybody. i do not really think mitt romney's policies are due to superpac money. he believes in what he
romney did well and going into that, voters believed mitt romney was the 47% mitt romney. host: this morning, the new york times said, still waiting for the narrator in chief. if obama manages to lose an election that seems well within his grasp a few months ago, it will pain democrats for years to come. the answers can be traced back to those first overwhelming months after the 2008 election. remember that john mccain's most effective line of attack against obama during the campaign was that...
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. >> what has mitt romney done to reach out to young voters? >> i think -- >> and has he been effective? >> yeah. mitt romney's message, along with paul ryan, who we have to remember is the first -- the first candidate on a presidential ticket born in the 1970s. he's pretty close to our age when you think about it. i think that's helpful. but i also think it's just message of being willing to make the tough choices necessary to get our country back on track. that's what young people want to see. we've heard enough empty promises from the obama ticket. we heard enough four years that haven't come to fruition. and that's why young people are looking at the republican ticket now. >> the last four years have been difficult for everybody. can young people be as enthusiastic about this president as they were four years ago? >> i mean, yes. he's not come in and he's not been about empty promises. he said health care would be something young people would have access to, that would be affordable and he's made that happen. he came in, he said that unempl
. >> what has mitt romney done to reach out to young voters? >> i think -- >> and has he been effective? >> yeah. mitt romney's message, along with paul ryan, who we have to remember is the first -- the first candidate on a presidential ticket born in the 1970s. he's pretty close to our age when you think about it. i think that's helpful. but i also think it's just message of being willing to make the tough choices necessary to get our country back on track. that's what...
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rasmussen likely voters today. romney 49, obama 48. i don't think the republicans have carried iowa since 1492. can you actually win in iowa? this could be huge. >> i think so. i just -- on a person a note, i was born in colorado springs, i lived in iowa until i was in third grade and spent the rest of my life in the great state of wisconsin. i lived in now 00 third of all the battleground states in america. and each of those states, we saw two weeks ago just outside of denver, new jersey crowds for romney and iowa. the people who appreciate mid western roots. and we're definitely seeing that kind of support building in the state of wisconsin. the key will be voter turnout. that's why i was at victory centers today and ild be there all the way through tuesday all across our great state. >> governor scott walker, as always, thank you very much for your time. we know you're a busy fellow. folks, you can watch complete coverage of the presidential election right here on cnbc tuesday beginning at 5:00 p.m. but still ahead on this special e
rasmussen likely voters today. romney 49, obama 48. i don't think the republicans have carried iowa since 1492. can you actually win in iowa? this could be huge. >> i think so. i just -- on a person a note, i was born in colorado springs, i lived in iowa until i was in third grade and spent the rest of my life in the great state of wisconsin. i lived in now 00 third of all the battleground states in america. and each of those states, we saw two weeks ago just outside of denver, new jersey...
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"president obama and opponent, mitt romney, made final arguments to voters as the campaign's dealt with uncertainty." has this changed your plans for early voting? are you looking at how this may affect elections or campaigns were you live? here is a headline from "the financial times." id says "as the candidates tried to campaign, they are heavily rearranging their schedule, introducing unpredictability into an already razor tight election battle." you can give us a call and tell us where you think the impact will be. this story is from "usa today." one of the angles that could be affected, early voting, indicating a tight race for the white house. "while the campaigns are pointing to absentee and early voting data, there are reasons to be optimistic about the chances. host: let's hear from our first caller this morning. tom, sioux falls, s.d.. good morning. caller: i think it will be a huge impact on the election. especially if these states lose electricity. it may be a scenario with the electric -- member that last storm, one year ago? if they lose the electricity for one week, 10 da
"president obama and opponent, mitt romney, made final arguments to voters as the campaign's dealt with uncertainty." has this changed your plans for early voting? are you looking at how this may affect elections or campaigns were you live? here is a headline from "the financial times." id says "as the candidates tried to campaign, they are heavily rearranging their schedule, introducing unpredictability into an already razor tight election battle." you can give us...
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if you look at the polls what you will see is white noncollege voters. a group that was 58-40 for john mccain nationally four years ago are not giving romney in ohio that much of an edge. and so i think there is some gain that the democrats have gotten from that -- that huge barrage of antiromney ads they ran before the convention. i would say this, though, sean. i think there is some reason to beware arery of the ohio polls. we are seeing results there in the most recent weeks there varying in between a tie and a five point obama swing. but you we are also seeing in the polls almost all of them the 11 in which the real clear politics .com average is based romney way ahead as much as is 20 points among independents and when you look at the party identification figure there, the average in those 11 polls is 39-32, a 7-point advantage. that is essentially equivalent to what the exit poll proclaimed although as josh jordan points out in national review the exit poll party i.d. doesn't seem to match with the actual results in the exit the poll or the actual
if you look at the polls what you will see is white noncollege voters. a group that was 58-40 for john mccain nationally four years ago are not giving romney in ohio that much of an edge. and so i think there is some gain that the democrats have gotten from that -- that huge barrage of antiromney ads they ran before the convention. i would say this, though, sean. i think there is some reason to beware arery of the ohio polls. we are seeing results there in the most recent weeks there varying in...
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their assumption seems to be these undecided voters, the president and governor romney are about 47% in these polls, they're not going to turn out and therefore, prevail because of their superior ground game versus ours. number one, their ground game is not superior. number two, i think those undecided voters are going to turn out. and they're going to break pretty strongly against the president. >> when you see the polls in the battleground states most show the president holding a quite small, but steady, lead in many of the key battlegrounds. you think those state polls have some bias in them? >> well, it depends on which ones. there was a poll in virginia, as you know, my home state that had the president winning by 2 percentage points. i think it was 47-45 and governor romney winning the independent vote by 21 percentage points. now, i can tell you, george, if governor romney wins independents by 21 percentage points on tuesday, he won't lose to president obama on tuesday. one of the other networks had ohio, had obama ahead. a plus-nine percentage points democratic advantage. tha
their assumption seems to be these undecided voters, the president and governor romney are about 47% in these polls, they're not going to turn out and therefore, prevail because of their superior ground game versus ours. number one, their ground game is not superior. number two, i think those undecided voters are going to turn out. and they're going to break pretty strongly against the president. >> when you see the polls in the battleground states most show the president holding a quite...
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i mean, maybe mitt romney thinks that only voters are watching and not fact checkers, but, you know, the fact that he has refused to answer where he is on all of these issues, the fact that during the debates he essentially hid his true positions, for example, he also is denying that he would turn medicare into a voucher system. he denies that he has a $5 trillion tax cut plan skewed towards the wealthy that would increase taxes on the middle class. it comes down to who do you trust? >> well, he just won't answer any -- >> and president obama has consistently been there. >> no doubt. now, with this storm, and the aftermath, you think voters will react to romney's theme of flip-flop? is this a major issue for him right now, where it would affect voters? >> well, you know, i think there's a very clear example here where you have the president, you know, making sure that we put first things first, you lay politics aside, and both as the storm was approaching and in the aftermath of the storm, that as commander in chief he's protecting the americans who are in harm's way and making sure
i mean, maybe mitt romney thinks that only voters are watching and not fact checkers, but, you know, the fact that he has refused to answer where he is on all of these issues, the fact that during the debates he essentially hid his true positions, for example, he also is denying that he would turn medicare into a voucher system. he denies that he has a $5 trillion tax cut plan skewed towards the wealthy that would increase taxes on the middle class. it comes down to who do you trust? >>...
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he had a 14-point lead over female voters while romney had a six-point lead over the male voters. host: talk about the history of pennsylvania and how they have voted for the president. guest: pennsylvania is unusual in that we have not elected a republican for president since 1988. that was the first time that president george h. w. bush ran. even though we have a republican governor and a state house controlled by republicans, the senate and the house. we always seem to be trending below, but at the last-minute presidential campaigns tend to show up here. the obama campaign calls it a hail mary pass. itaromney campaign colzalls move in a place the polls are narrowing. that would tell me he thinks pennsylvania is in play. president clinton will be here tomorrow doing several stops in pennsylvania. he is one of the most of powerful political surrogates that president obama has. he's very popular in pennsylvania. i do not think we will see the president here. if he shows up, that is proof positive that pennsylvania could go either way. host: pennsylvania considered a battleground,
he had a 14-point lead over female voters while romney had a six-point lead over the male voters. host: talk about the history of pennsylvania and how they have voted for the president. guest: pennsylvania is unusual in that we have not elected a republican for president since 1988. that was the first time that president george h. w. bush ran. even though we have a republican governor and a state house controlled by republicans, the senate and the house. we always seem to be trending below, but...
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and perhaps voters will be wondering how a president romney might handle the very same situation. one indication comes from a primary debate in june of last year, when governor romney made the case for shutting down fema and passing the responsibility on to the states. >> fema is about to run out of money and some people say do it on a case-by-case basis and some who say maybe we're learning a lesson here the states should take on more of this role. >> absolutely. every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector that's even better. we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more this year than we're taking in. >> including disaster relief? >> we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral in my view. for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debt and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we'll all be dead and gone before it's paid off makes no sense at all. >> just
and perhaps voters will be wondering how a president romney might handle the very same situation. one indication comes from a primary debate in june of last year, when governor romney made the case for shutting down fema and passing the responsibility on to the states. >> fema is about to run out of money and some people say do it on a case-by-case basis and some who say maybe we're learning a lesson here the states should take on more of this role. >> absolutely. every time you...
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romney has an 11-point lead among extremely interested voters. those who are really motivated to get out there and cast their ballots. how important do you think voter enthusiasm is going to be come tuesday? >> i think you are seeing that. if you look at several hour long waited times that are taking place down in broward county and florida that have been reported throughout the day, people are out there and willing to stand in line for a couple of hours. that is fairly amazing given all the things people could be doing on a weekend. >> gregg: governor mark sanford, thanks very much. >> it's a pleasure. >> gregg: stick with fox news on election night. complete coverage beginning on fox news channel at 6:00 p.m. on tuesday with bret baier and megyn kelly and also catch shepard smith beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the fox network. >> heather: coming up, new questions about the c.i.a.'s response to the deadly terror attack in benghazi. it comes that the state department was warned about security concerns at consulate before the murders of four americans.
romney has an 11-point lead among extremely interested voters. those who are really motivated to get out there and cast their ballots. how important do you think voter enthusiasm is going to be come tuesday? >> i think you are seeing that. if you look at several hour long waited times that are taking place down in broward county and florida that have been reported throughout the day, people are out there and willing to stand in line for a couple of hours. that is fairly amazing given all...
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with next tuesday's outcome very much in doubt, both sides tried out their final pitches to voters in key battleground states. >> mitt romney went to virginia, a swing state where the race is tight and made his closing argument. >> if the president were to be reelected, you will see high levels of unemployment continue and stalled wage growth, just like we have seen over the last four years. >> his new ad is positive. >> but the former governor's path to a win looks difficult. he is down by six points in iowa and closer in new hampshire and wisconsin. >> that is where air force one when today -- green bay. president obama back on the trail after suspending campaign for hurricane sandy. >> we know what things look like and what the government is -- with the governor is softener -- with the governor is offering is not change. leaving millions without health insurance isn't change. >> his new ad features: paul. >> the president saved the auto industry and the actions he had -- he is taking -- he has taken protecting us from terrorism have been solid. >> the ads are an acknowledgement tha
with next tuesday's outcome very much in doubt, both sides tried out their final pitches to voters in key battleground states. >> mitt romney went to virginia, a swing state where the race is tight and made his closing argument. >> if the president were to be reelected, you will see high levels of unemployment continue and stalled wage growth, just like we have seen over the last four years. >> his new ad is positive. >> but the former governor's path to a win looks...
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when voters were asked who would do a better job at the economy, most people say romney, but when you ask voters who best understands the problems the answer is obama. so what does that mean? >> it is a problem for mitt romney. yes, for me a year and a half has been running for second time as a president has been touting the business background and the skills in creating jobs in the private sector, and that does seem to ring true to people, and he would do a slightly better job than the president would when it comes to the economy and when it comes to job jobs, but important, do you understand how middle-class people are dealing with pain and the economy, and there mitt romney seems to be lacking in the poll numbers and that is important, because people not only vote on the issues, but who they feel can relate to them, which candidate, and one thing, carol, about the economy, since 2007, the economy has been the top concern for american voters and it has not changed and what is the top issue for americans? jobs, jobs, jobs. carol. >> tuesday should be an interesting day. >> yes. >> an
when voters were asked who would do a better job at the economy, most people say romney, but when you ask voters who best understands the problems the answer is obama. so what does that mean? >> it is a problem for mitt romney. yes, for me a year and a half has been running for second time as a president has been touting the business background and the skills in creating jobs in the private sector, and that does seem to ring true to people, and he would do a slightly better job than the...
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latest fox news poll of likely voters showing president obama and governor romney are tied at 46%. today the battleground states becoming a battlefield. >> president obama has seen a once steady lead in michigan decline two points. michigan is in toss-up status. the poll is from the detroit news. it finds obama leading romney 47-45%. that is the second poll in the week that has shown a tight race in michigan. >> it's not too late to turn this around. we can save medicare and social security. we can cut spending to get this budget balanced and pay off this debt. we can get people out of poverty and back to the middle-class. we can get america back on the right track and give our kids a debt free future. >> so ask yourself, who do you trust to be straight with you, to level with you. who do you trust to stand up for the middle-class and measuring? ladies and gentlemen, we are not. these guys, we are not in decline. they are in denial. >> you got fundamentals in this race. one of the fundamentals is the economy is horrible. you have the tea party that arisen since 2010. you have romne
latest fox news poll of likely voters showing president obama and governor romney are tied at 46%. today the battleground states becoming a battlefield. >> president obama has seen a once steady lead in michigan decline two points. michigan is in toss-up status. the poll is from the detroit news. it finds obama leading romney 47-45%. that is the second poll in the week that has shown a tight race in michigan. >> it's not too late to turn this around. we can save medicare and social...
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what romney is relying on is not just running up the score among white voters, it particularly white men, but he has to win the key -- the swing voting group i hear that is the most sort of back and forth is unmarried white women. these are some, about a third of them are widows, a third not married at all. they have been going back and forth more than any other group. who wins them at the end of the day will tell us who win this is election. >> the other note to that is enthusiasm is down among latinos, younger voters, soap the get out the vote operation is really important this year. >> what do you have coming up on "meet the press"? >> we'll talk to david plouffe and also eric cantor, the house majority leader. a great roundtable as well. chuck will have our latest polling in the head-to-head matchup which we will report for the first time on "meet the press" this morning. >> nice to have you both here. thank you. and you can watch nbc's election night coverage on tuesday live right here from democracy plaza starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific. >>> and it is time now for a
what romney is relying on is not just running up the score among white voters, it particularly white men, but he has to win the key -- the swing voting group i hear that is the most sort of back and forth is unmarried white women. these are some, about a third of them are widows, a third not married at all. they have been going back and forth more than any other group. who wins them at the end of the day will tell us who win this is election. >> the other note to that is enthusiasm is...
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voters also say romney has stronger leadership qualities than the president. but that poll was taken before hurricane sandy and so now the president is dealing with the aftermath and the response to that storm has a huge opportunity to try to change those views and also to build his lead on the question of which candidate better understands people's needs and problems. voters here give him the edge on empathy. >> president obama heads to new jersey today to see the damage from superstorm sandy. nancy cordes is at the white house this morning. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: the white house is hoping that the president can get back to the campaign trail tomorrow. he leaves the white house mid-day today to to your the devastation with governor chris christie. the rest of the time he's in a flury of conference calls and meetings as we tries to balance with being president and running for re-election. >> america is with you. we're standing behind you and we'll do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. >> reporter: apartment red cross headquarters t
voters also say romney has stronger leadership qualities than the president. but that poll was taken before hurricane sandy and so now the president is dealing with the aftermath and the response to that storm has a huge opportunity to try to change those views and also to build his lead on the question of which candidate better understands people's needs and problems. voters here give him the edge on empathy. >> president obama heads to new jersey today to see the damage from superstorm...
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my guess this week says mitt romney may have suburban voters to thank. michael, great to have you back. >> it's go to be with you again, paul. >> where do you think this race stands right now? is romney surging as much as the polls appear to make it seem? >> yeah. i think romney is ahead in the race in the national race. i think he is within striking distance of the 270 eelectoral votes he needs, and the areas of the country where he made the greatest gains, when you compare him with the showing of john mccain tw 2008, appears to be a affluent suburbs. once upon a time affluent suburbs were solid republican territory, george h.w. bush in 1988 got big margins and carried states like michigan, ohio, california, in the four suburban counties outside philadelphia, he got 61% of the vote. zeroed out the democratic margin in the city of philadelphia. if you look at over the last 20 years, there's been a democratic trend in the affluent suburbs, and so president barack obama carried those four counties in pennsylvania with 57% of the vote if he carried the stat
my guess this week says mitt romney may have suburban voters to thank. michael, great to have you back. >> it's go to be with you again, paul. >> where do you think this race stands right now? is romney surging as much as the polls appear to make it seem? >> yeah. i think romney is ahead in the race in the national race. i think he is within striking distance of the 270 eelectoral votes he needs, and the areas of the country where he made the greatest gains, when you compare...
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obama has an 11-point advantage over mitt romney among women voters. that lead is even larger in some battleground states like ohio, where a recent cnn poll indicates the president has a 14-point edge over romney with women. and in virginia, where obama leads by 16 points. so what is behind those numbers? joining me now, gloria steinem, also the co-founder of "ms." magazine. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> good morning, and thank you. >> let me show you about the cover that we just showed there. describe the war on women as you see it today. >> the war on women is not actually a republican war, it's a war by the extremists who are now in control of the republican party. and what it means is first controlling reproduction. we're accustomed in this country to talking about production. we forget that controlling reproduction is even more important. so it would put women's bodies under literally government control with the human life amendment. it's also about refusing to support equal pay, which is quite astounding, because i don't remember
obama has an 11-point advantage over mitt romney among women voters. that lead is even larger in some battleground states like ohio, where a recent cnn poll indicates the president has a 14-point edge over romney with women. and in virginia, where obama leads by 16 points. so what is behind those numbers? joining me now, gloria steinem, also the co-founder of "ms." magazine. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> good morning, and thank you. >> let me show you about...
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with women voters especially, that is a problem. >> horses and bayonets, that thing? >> it wasn't just that obama did poorly but it is that romney did well and became, as mark said, moderate mitt. that is where people in the republican party traditionally move after the primary, and he had not, he had been savaged by obama in an avalanche of bad, and he redeem himself in the debate. >> we have this a fiscal problem looming on january 2. a report by the association of national manufacturers indicates that the fiscal cliff is already hurting the economy. "the wall street journal" -- more than 80 c.l.'s are coming together to put heat on congress. where is this going to go? >> it ought to result in congress making changes to keep us from going over the cliff. the statement of the ceo's is significant in that they said what everybody else knows what has to happen. there needs to be some revenue -- >> tom mitt romney paul ryan -- l. mitt romney and paul ryan. >> why is it not happening? you cannot do anything between now and the election, but you can do something in januar
with women voters especially, that is a problem. >> horses and bayonets, that thing? >> it wasn't just that obama did poorly but it is that romney did well and became, as mark said, moderate mitt. that is where people in the republican party traditionally move after the primary, and he had not, he had been savaged by obama in an avalanche of bad, and he redeem himself in the debate. >> we have this a fiscal problem looming on january 2. a report by the association of national...
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mitt romney. new mexico, minnesota, pennsylvania are leaning towards obama. what are left? it is a bet to close. nevada, colorado, ohio, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. check out how close these numbers are in the swing states. ohio could be the most important state with 50%, mitt romney, 427%. and in virginia, commit amitt romne- and the same in florida and the same and you hampshire. new hampshire, wisconsin, ohio and iowa, and the president leads in these states but it is in with them at a margin of error. and definitely meant romney is within striking distance. >> as a reminder we will have election night extended coverage on tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in stay updated on our website www.kron4.com facebook and twitter. we have a developing story out of land and the rescue helicopter went down in flames we will be back ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems ea
mitt romney. new mexico, minnesota, pennsylvania are leaning towards obama. what are left? it is a bet to close. nevada, colorado, ohio, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. check out how close these numbers are in the swing states. ohio could be the most important state with 50%, mitt romney, 427%. and in virginia, commit amitt romne- and the same in florida and the same and you hampshire. new hampshire, wisconsin, ohio and iowa, and the president leads in these states but it...
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half of them and independents, latest poll shows romney 7% lead among independent voters. what do you say, monica. >> that independent number is significant and may actually climb. when you look at independent voting going on now, early voting and polling among independents, in the swing states. romney is leading obama by 7 in ohio, and a whopping 21 among independents in virginia and 5 among independents in florida. now, some of those numbers may close up, but what it tells you is that look, races are won in the middle when you're leading by this amount and this percentage, nationally and in the swing states among independents, it looks very good for mitt romney. the other thing to look at, too, it party i.d. which gallop showed this week at a record high for republicans, romney leading 10 points in party i.d., voter i.d. stuart: is that big enough to swing the states? >> i would say 5 to 6 points, maybe not. 21, yes. romney is going to win virginia, but we're going to build on that number because according to other polls, romney is ahead maybe by 10 or 11 points so it re
half of them and independents, latest poll shows romney 7% lead among independent voters. what do you say, monica. >> that independent number is significant and may actually climb. when you look at independent voting going on now, early voting and polling among independents, in the swing states. romney is leading obama by 7 in ohio, and a whopping 21 among independents in virginia and 5 among independents in florida. now, some of those numbers may close up, but what it tells you is that...
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republicans need the older voters by 2i-46. governor romney would like that to be bigger. there's also a racial and gender gap, if you will. i want to put it this way. the president is, if he is above 40% in the white vote, he tends to win a state because of the demographics like ohio. you see them here, 41% of white men, 46% of white women. if the president can hold those numbers, it's most likely he would hang on to ohio. >> from all the math i've seen out there, it's incredibly difficult for mitt romney to get to the white house without ohio. what is his game plan if he doesn't win the buckeye state? >> you know the history. no republican has ever won the the white house without winning the state of ohio. if we start here, the president at 237, if the president were to take ohio, we'll turn that blue, that puts him on the doorstep. the president could get over the top by winning wisconsin. let's focus on governor romney. could he make history? he would have to win florida. virginia. he would have to win colorado. that would, just let me move that into the red column. th
republicans need the older voters by 2i-46. governor romney would like that to be bigger. there's also a racial and gender gap, if you will. i want to put it this way. the president is, if he is above 40% in the white vote, he tends to win a state because of the demographics like ohio. you see them here, 41% of white men, 46% of white women. if the president can hold those numbers, it's most likely he would hang on to ohio. >> from all the math i've seen out there, it's incredibly...
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voters. through all the flip-flops there has been one consistency in the campaign of republican president nominee mitt romney, a contempt for the electorate. mr. rrm seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we look at these different things that have gone on in the campaign, it's very, very difficult to see mitt romney as an authentic campaigner or authentic politician. that's where you get the revenge piece. that's where the oped seems to be right on point. again, we look at a number of different issues. look at the adz playing in ohio right now. you look at that chrysler ad, you look at this desperate republican ad trying to convince black folk that the republican party are on their side. they speak down to voters a
voters. through all the flip-flops there has been one consistency in the campaign of republican president nominee mitt romney, a contempt for the electorate. mr. rrm seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we...
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the latest abc news poll shows mitt romney leading by one point. and while president obama enjoys overwhelming up port from african-americans, it's complicated. a new documentary series asking, will those same voter who propelled him to victory in 2008 turn out again? here's abc's pierre thomas for your voice, your vote. >> what he represented to a nation of kids was hope. >> in this campaign ad released today, superstar rapper jay-z encourages black voters to get out the door and into the polling booth for barack obama. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> reporter: with a 96% approval rating among black voters, though -- >> four more years! four more years! >> reporter: you may wonder why it's necessary. the reason? while support for the president among the democratic faithful remains high, this time, there's a decidedly different feel than that of election night 2008, a historic moment for the country as a whole, but a particularly meaningful one in the african-american community. >> i can't believe it! >> reporter: the tears flowe
the latest abc news poll shows mitt romney leading by one point. and while president obama enjoys overwhelming up port from african-americans, it's complicated. a new documentary series asking, will those same voter who propelled him to victory in 2008 turn out again? here's abc's pierre thomas for your voice, your vote. >> what he represented to a nation of kids was hope. >> in this campaign ad released today, superstar rapper jay-z encourages black voters to get out the door and...
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mitt romney knows that won't really sell to swing voters. that is why he replaced himself in the debates and why he is doing this push now. but i think you cannot reward the behavior in the last couple of years and expect the dysfunction to go away. >> i wonder what they think bit. is it some democrats answering the poll by which they mean i want republicans to agree with the president's idea or the other way aren't? >> right. it is an attractive word and where the middle would be. another poll that i found independenting from a while back asked people do you prefer compromise. democrats two thirds said they wanted compromise and two thirds of republican ares said stick to your compromise. they feel like it is the right strategy for them. to go forward with obstruckism but it is what their base wants and they become so afraid of growth challenges and they move further to the right and are unwilling to work on absolutely anything. stunning on how shocked they are that governor christie is helping the president. >> rush limbaugh has a theory a
mitt romney knows that won't really sell to swing voters. that is why he replaced himself in the debates and why he is doing this push now. but i think you cannot reward the behavior in the last couple of years and expect the dysfunction to go away. >> i wonder what they think bit. is it some democrats answering the poll by which they mean i want republicans to agree with the president's idea or the other way aren't? >> right. it is an attractive word and where the middle would be....
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is this going to become a matter of knocking on doors and getting voters out, and is romney at a disadvantage because of the organization? >> no. it's not about offices, it's about ideas. and what's driving the campaign in the later stages is the fact that with this crushing unemployment of 8% nationally, with national debt now $6 trillion higher under this president, gas prices doubling, i think what the independent voters, the undecideds want to know about who has the best ideas the next four years and i think increasingly they believe it's mitt romney with his plan. >> you have to get your voters out. we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of that. i don't think it will interfere with voting. the ground game is the best i've seen in my 20 years in politi
is this going to become a matter of knocking on doors and getting voters out, and is romney at a disadvantage because of the organization? >> no. it's not about offices, it's about ideas. and what's driving the campaign in the later stages is the fact that with this crushing unemployment of 8% nationally, with national debt now $6 trillion higher under this president, gas prices doubling, i think what the independent voters, the undecideds want to know about who has the best ideas the...
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first up, mitt romney voter michelle, who is studying abroad in sweden. she said she voted early because she is out of the country and her big issues, the economy and the national debt. >> and this is voter sanjay from sri lanka originally. he voted for president obama. he also said he took his 88-year-old mother-in-law and 98-year-old father-in-law to vote because they may not get any more chances to share the experience. >> those are pictures of them? they look awfully young. >> his big issue, social programs that give lower income earners a boost. send us your votergraph, the address is cnn.com/earlystart. >> it is the candidates' final push before the big vote. what's the focus of the campaign? will battleground states hold some big surprises? anderson cooper takes a closer look. watch america's choice 2012, countdown to election day sunday night at 8:00 eastern. >> and there is still so much news about the storm sandy. up next on "early start," they took a massive hit from the storm. now some people in staten island, new york, they're just begging fe
first up, mitt romney voter michelle, who is studying abroad in sweden. she said she voted early because she is out of the country and her big issues, the economy and the national debt. >> and this is voter sanjay from sri lanka originally. he voted for president obama. he also said he took his 88-year-old mother-in-law and 98-year-old father-in-law to vote because they may not get any more chances to share the experience. >> those are pictures of them? they look awfully young....
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, no, not so fast, that is not mitt romney and he's trying to frame himself as someone that voters know and that they can trust and that mitt romney is not. he's all but called mitt romney a liar, and in recent days, i was at one ohio rally where his supporters were actually yelling liar. so he hasn't said that outright, but he's been accusing mitt romney of being dishonest and kind of packaging something that really isn't there. he's focused obviously here in florida today, but when you look at all the places president obama is going to in these last few days before the election, this is the only visit to florida. he'll be spending a lot of his time in ohio for sure, but also in wisconsin and iowa, focusing more on that mid western firewall. because although florida is important and has a lot of electoral votes, the obama campaign sees ohio as essential, and if they can keep it in president obama's column, that's keeping it out of the hands of mitt romney, fred. >> the rival in florida has seen the new legal battle over early voting. tell me more about that. >> reporter: very early thi
, no, not so fast, that is not mitt romney and he's trying to frame himself as someone that voters know and that they can trust and that mitt romney is not. he's all but called mitt romney a liar, and in recent days, i was at one ohio rally where his supporters were actually yelling liar. so he hasn't said that outright, but he's been accusing mitt romney of being dishonest and kind of packaging something that really isn't there. he's focused obviously here in florida today, but when you look...
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says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke to says she doesn't care who you vote for. she just wants the election to be fair for everyone. >> i would tell them to check to make sure that they are voting for the right person, whether be it mitt romney, obama and either or. >> reporter: the board f elections here in prince george's county expects that by now need have about 20,000 people who -- they'd have about 20,000 people who voted. instead it's been 35,000, way more than that he expected. in upper marlboro beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the results of the election could affect holiday shopping, but many people say it's way too early to talk about that. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first, brian, what do you think? is it
says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke to says she doesn't care who you vote for. she just wants the election to be fair for everyone. >> i...